14 Jowabe wayiphendvula watsi: “Angisenawucitsa sikhatsi nawe kanje.” Watsatsa tikhali letintsatfu, watiphisela esifubeni sa-Absalomu asengakafi, alenga esihlahleni sem-okhi.
Ngako-ke inkemba ingeke iphindze isuke endlini yakho, ngobe wedzelele mine ngekutsatsa umka-Uriya, umHethi, umente umkakho.’
Absalomu wakhuluma etincekwini takhe, watsi: “Bukani la, insimi yaJowabe isedvute naleyami, uhlanyele ibhali kuyo. Hambani nifike niyilumeke ngemlilo.” Ngako letinceku takhe tavele tayilumeka ngemlilo.
Kwesuka lishumi lemadvodza akaJowabe latselekela Absalomu, lamcedzela.
Inkhosi yayala boJowabe, na-Abishayi, na-Ithayi, yatsi: “Nibomane ningisite tsine ningamenti lutfo lomfana Absalomu, ngenca yami.” Onkhe lamabutfo ayiva inkhosi nayiyala tonkhe tindvuna tayo.
Jowabe wabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Inkhosi iyakhala, ililela Absalomu.”
Inkhosi Davide, yatfumela lomlayeto kuboSadoki na-Abiyatha, baphristi, lotsi: “Butani baholi bakaJuda nitsi: ‘Nentiwa yini kutsi nibe bekugcina ekubuyiseleni inkhosi Davide esigodlweni sayo, njengobe konkhe lokushiwo kulo lonkhe lema-Israyeli sekufikile etindlebeni tenkhosi, lapho igogobele khona?
kutsi kujabula kwalababi kwesikhashana nje, nekutfokota kwalabangenaNkulunkulu kuba kwesikhashana nje.
Ngake ngabona lomubi asidlova, watenweba njengesihlahla semsedari waseLebanoni.
Imicibisholo yakho iyakhalipha, ihlaba inhlitiyo yetitsa tenkhosi, udle netive, utilahle ngaphansi kwakho.
Njengobe naJona ahlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu esiswini semkhoma, kanjalo futsi neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu ematfunjini emhlaba.
Ngesikhatsi bantfu batsi: “Kunekuthula nenhlalakahle,” ngekushesha lokukhulu kubhujiswa kuyawubatuma njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka; futsi kute loyawusindza.
Kodvwa Jayeli, umkaHebere, wesuka watsatsa sikhonkhwane selithende kanye nesandvo, wamnyonyobela ngesikhatsi asetumekile alele. Wafike wamphisela ngalesikhonkhwane enhlafunweni, saze sayawuphumela emhlabatsini; kwaba kufa kwaSisera njalo loko.
Sandla saJayeli sacukula sikhonkhwane selithende, sandla sakhe sangesekudla satsatsa sandvo sembati. Waphisela Sisera, wamphihlita inhloko, yebo, wamfohlota wamhlahlela enhlafunweni.
“Yebo, Simakadze, shangatsi tonkhe titsa takho tingabhubha. Kodvwa labo labatsandza wena bangakhanya njengelilanga naliphumako ngemandla alo.” Live laba nekuthula iminyaka lengema-40.